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Food For Neighbors collected over 18,000 pounds of food on its first Red Bag Program event of 2021. (Renee Maxwell)
A volunteer driver delivers food collected on her early-morning route. (Renee Maxwell)
Food For Neighbors relies on over 1,000 dedicated volunteers. (Renee Maxwell)
Volunteers of all ages make a difference with Food For Neighbors. (Renee Maxwell)
“While the temperatures may have been freezing this morning, I can assure you there were many warm hearts caring for our community. Karen Joseph, Cofounder, Food For Neighbors (Renee Maxwell)
Food For Neighbors received over 18,000 pounds of food during its January 9th Red Bag Program food collection event. This is a record amount of food for the nonprofit, which is in its fifth year of supporting Northern Virginia students who struggle with hunger. Volunteers will be providing this food to over 1,200 students at 22 schools on a weekly basis.
Premont ISD named national finalist for Rural Tech Project
and last updated 2020-12-18 18:34:25-05
PREMONT, Texas â On Thursday, Premont Independent School District was named one of five finalists by the United States Department of Education for its Rural Tech Project program.
As a finalist, the district will receive a $100,000 grant towards the program, and compete against schools from California, Kentucky, Michigan, and Virginia for another $100,000 grant.
âItâs great recognition for the work our people and our kids have done. Itâs an affirmation of our programming, that weâre able to offer such a wide menu of opportunities for kids that go to a rural high school,â said Premont superintendent Steve VanMatre.
Illustration by Hannah Agosta
Where’s the Black or brown Santa?” my husband, Brian, said from across the dinner table. We were discussing the plethora of opportunities to visit Santa Claus for our young daughters. I had suggested watching Santa Claus arrive at Mission Viejo City Hall perched atop a fire truck, riding a children’s train to the Santa at Irvine Park Railroad, or sitting before an elegant Kris Kringle as he regaled the children with stories next to a massive gingerbread village at Pelican Hill.
Brian’s question caught me by surprise. I took pride in my exhaustive research for family activities, but I hadn’t anticipated his request. Brian was challenging me to discard my preconceived notions and look at the world from his perspective as a Black man. He was inviting me to get #woke.